Cutter tool assembly



Jan; 1, 1946. J. A. ANANlA 2,392,216

CUTTER TOOL AS SEMBLY Filed Oct. 11, 1943 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jan. 1, 1946. J, A. ANANIA 2,392,216

CUTTER TOOL ASSEMBLY Fild Oct. 11, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 k U 9 2 2 I :1 I6 1 l WW H14! Patented Jan. 1, 1946 CUTTER TOOL ASSEMBLY James A. Anania, Newark, N. J. Application October 11, 1943, Serial No. 505,859 (01. 29-102) 9 Claims.

' This invention relates to an improved cutter tool assembly.

In the operation of machine tools, a great difliculty and cause of slow-up in production resides in the fact that any single typical cutter is fashioned to perform a particular kind of work only so that, in order to finish a given product, it is often necessar to change tool holders whereby to select differentcutters to suit variation in the character of thework tobe done. Obviously, this results in delay and often, due to accuracy required in a new adjustment of a new or different tool, in spoilage of the product.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a cutter tool assembly embodying a cutter head which may carr different cutters each adapted fora particular kind of work, and wherein each cutter may be brought into operative position without molesting the adjustment of the tool holder on the tool post.

A further object of the invention is to provide an assembl wherein the cutter head may be rotatably adjusted and locked firmly in adjusted position to selectively bring different cutters into position for work. Still another object of the invention is to provide an assembly wherein, as a variation, the cutter head may be turned side for side as well as rotatably adjusted,to thus double the number of cutters which may be selectivel used.

Another object of the invention is to provide an assembly wherein the cutter head may be of a relatively inexpensive metal, wherein the cutters themselves will be small in comparison with the'size of the head and readily installed as inserts on the head. or interchanged thereon, wherein the body of each cutter may also be of a relatively inexpensive metal, and wherein the actual, expensive, high-speed or hard metal cutting tip on each cutter will be small while, however, entirely sufiicient for durability and prolonged use.

A further object of the invention is to provide an assembly wherein the cutters will be rigidly supported by the cutter head'against the load of the cutting strain as well as against endwise thrust, and wherein the cutters will also be rigidly locked against sidewise canting or creeping.

Other and incidental objects of the invention will appear during the course of the following description, and in the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved cutter tool assembly, the cutter head post being shown in dotted lines in elevated position.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary vertical section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail top plan view of the cutter head with the cutters removed.

Figure 4 is a detail side elevation of the cutter head with the cutters removed.

Figure 5 is a detail bottom plan view of the cutter head with the cutters removed.

Figure 6 is a, detail perspective view showing different cutters which may be selectively used on the head.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary vertical section showing a variation of the invention wherein the cutter head is reversible end for end as well as rotatably adjustable.

Figure Bis a detail side elevation of the cutter head'seen in Figure 7, the cutters being-removed. Figure 9 is a top plan view showing a variation in the tool holder. r 1

Figure 10 is aperspective view showing an other variation in the tool holder. Referring now more particularly to Figures 1 to 6 of the drawings, I employ a tool holder e'm bodying a shank I0 rectangular in cross section to be accommodated by the usual tool post,'as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 1' of the draw ings, the shank being adjustable longitudinally in the usual manner on the post. At its forward end, the shank is provided with a fork ll com prising an upper arm 12 and a lower arm I3, the inner face of the upper arm being cut away rearwardly toward thecrotch between the arms to meet the rearwardly inclined wall of said crotch and provide a rounded clearance angle ll be-' tween said wall and the inner face of the arm 12. The inner face of the arm l3 is flat. I

At their forward ends, the arms l2 and [3 are provided with more or less circular terminals l5 and I 6 respectively, having ,fiat parallel inner faces but which are cut away, however, at their forward ends to provide flat clearance faces I1, and formed in the terminal l5 axially thereof is a cylindrical, smooth bore which serves as a socket l8. Formed in the terminal [6 axially of said socket is a threaded opening l9, and adjustable through said terminalrearwardly of said opening is a vertical locking screw 20 which preferably carries a lock'nut 2| accommodated in a suitable recess in the lower face of said'terminal.

snugly but rotatably and removably fitting'between the flat inner faces. of the terminals I5 and N5 of the fork of the tool holder. is a cutter head, indicated as a whole at 22. As seen in Figure 3 ofthe drawings, this cutter head is fashioned more or less in the shape of a four-point star.

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as viewed in top plan, and comprises a body 23 from which project quadrantly spaced cutter rests 24 rectangular in cross section at their base ends 3 but tapered toward their free endsto provide V- I shaped tips 25 each having a downwardly inclined forward edge. The lower face of the head 22 is 1 j flat to seat flat against the fiat innner faces of 1 the arm I3 and terminal I6 of the fork II, and

formed through said head axially thereof is a 1 smooth bore 26 at the lower end'of which is a circular,' concentric recess 21 having 'a flat, knurled bottom wall. Formed in the lower sides I of the rests 24, as seen in Figure 5, are sockets 28' i to selectively receive the 20.

tip of the locking screw Formed in the cutter rests 24 at their upper ter is anchored. As will be .observed, these'veral the sockets 133,'media1ly thereof, are threaded openings 34. Snugly seated between the inner ,angles-of'the conjoined flanges 32 tO2SllI'lOuIld-th6 1 bore '26 is a washer .35 the lower face of which I isknurled toengage a knurled face .36ronthe body shaped, while in the cutter 4| the body thereof is angled to the right, as seen in Figure 6, and the cutting tip 48 thereof is fiat at one side and rounded at the other, the upper face of the'body' being inclined.

In Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, I have shown four of the cutters 38 mounted upon the cutter head 22. Howeven'as will be appreciated,

any single cutter head may carry one each of the pairs -0f flanges 32 are merged vat their inner ends to form the angles-betweentherests'24 .at the :upperside of the ccutterhead, and formed in 23 of the cutter head, and-seated in the recess I '21 isaa like washer -31 having'a knurled upper iace to'coact with-the (knurled bottom .wall of said-recess.

Detachably mounted in the seats .o'f' the cutter head 22 is a :pluralityof cutters .and, in this coni nection, it should be noted-that the :presen'tassemblyiis equally adaptable for use on Jathes, shapers {and :planers as welLasboring mills lfor shown :four I specimen cutters numbered respectively; fromileftutoz-right, 38,39, Aland 41. The

cutter :38 isafashioned (for general con'tour work, thecutter-39 for-slottingand squaring, the cut- As will-be observed, each ofthe cutters is .pro-

vided withia body 42 having a fiat bottom face 43 i and Ya downwardly inclined ffront .facef44. Ex-

tending rearwardly-from thelbodyis a rectangular taillug-45provided withan opening 46 and beneath said lug-at therear face .of the body is a verticalshoulder lt'l. .Brazed or'otherwisefixed to theinclinedfront face 440i thebodyat'lts v upper, end portion is a suitablethickness of hard cuttingmeta148 which formsthe actual cutting tip. .Any suitable cuttingmetal maybe employed. j

Thus, thebody of the cuttermay'be'of aninex- L pensive .metal, as may also the cutter v.head 22,

since the actual cutting face is -localized at the j tip-of the cutter; .A great. saving in the cost of :manufactureis thus. effected, as prevalent,

.preferredacutting metalscr alloys are extremely expensive. I A

.i-As will "be noted, the'body of the cutter '33 1 isprovided with 'aesloping' upper-surface and the l cutting tip 48.thereof.is rounde'd. Inthecutter 3 39-, :the bodythereof is=provided with 'a' reduced,

, raised portion 49 and.the.xcuttingtip 48 "thereof issquare. In the cutter 40, the top of 'thebody p is more or less flat and the cuttingftip 48 is V- in position.

cutters 38, .39, and M Lor -any desired combination of the four cutters. At 'will be observed, the

flat bottom faces 43 of the bodies of the cutters -38 seat fiat against the faces 29 of the cutter seats of the *head so that the cutters will be rigidly sustained against the cutting load, while the shoulders *4T-of the cutters abut fiat against the vertical lshouldersfifl for sustaining the cutters against end thrust. Furthermore, the tail lugs 'ofthe cutters snugly fit between the pairs of flanges 32jto rest fiat against the bottom walls of the sockets 33. The lugsfwill thus .coact'with saidflanges for locking the cutters'a'gainst canting, tilting 'or lateral creeping movement. Ex-

tending through'theop'enings 46 ofth'e tail lugs and engagedin :the openings 34 of said sockets are'cap screws .50 detachably' securing'the cutters worn, it maybe readily removed and another cut ter substituted therefore 7 Rota'tably mounting the cutter head 22 is a cutter head post '5'] provided at its upper end i with a cylindrical-head52'having an axialsocket to removably receive a wrench,:as'conventionally shown in dotted lines in' Figure 2,- and-formedon the postat its lower end is a -threadedterminal I '53. As 'will be noted, "the post "extends "snugly through "the bore '26 0f "the :head, through the washers 3'5 and 31 a-nd i's 'screwed into the opening 1 9' of the' terminal- 16 gofithe tool holder-"While the head 52 of saidrp'ost isisnugl-ysreceived within general use. Tothis end, a numbereof different cuttersmay'be provided and iniFigure .6,lIlhave 1 theisocket l8. Accloseifitii-siprovided betweenlthe head :and :socket so that the .post iWillTbB frigidly supported *at:itszupperl-end ito sustain the icutter head '22 against ranting 'stress '"tl'rer'eon." *When the post is tightened downwardly, :the :cutter headwill, as will-be perceivedfihe tightly clamped V i-naset-position and, as brought out inwFigurey2,

the screw 22E! :may then be I adjusted to engage in one .of the sockets :28 for locking the cutter head against-rotation. W V

' In connection with the locking of the :cutter head 22, it is to be-notedthat-whenthepostal is adjusted tight, the washer 35 :will be clamped between the head 52 nf-the postiand'the knurled face 26 of the-cutterhead, 1 Likewise, the washer 3'! will-be .clamped between theinnertface of 'the terminal 16 of the tool holder and .the knurled bottomwall ofthe recess 21. Thusthese washers will be caused to-coact with the-cutter .head to provide aprimary lock for. the head securingsthe head against rotationwhile the-screwiil =wil1 provide a secondary'lock therefor. As will be appreciated, itisimperativeto spositivelysecure .the

head against any rotation whatever ctherwise,,the;cutter willbeallowed .toshift when in operation and the worklwill' begspoiled.

Thewashers 3 5 and '31 .havea further ifunction. These washers 1 are preferably .of Chard is metal, whereas, as previouslynoted, the cutter head224maybe of a softer, cheaper metal. According'ly, 'when the post 5| is tightened. the

washers will sustain and distribute the clamp- I ingpressure of'thepost and preventdi'stortion of .the" bore 26 of the head'- such' as would otherwise ensue from repeated adjustments of "the post;

'Thus, when 'any cutter becomes.

though, in the drawings, I have shown the cutter head completely equipped with the single cutter 38, it is again'emphasize d that said head may be equipped with different cutters particularly fashioned for different work, so that by merely rotating the cutter head to bring successive cutters selectively into working position, a given piece of work may be completed without changing the adjustment of the tool holder. A speed-up in production maythus be realized.

'In Figures 7 and 8 of the drawings, I have shown a variation'of the invention. The shank of the tool holder is indicated at 54, the terminals of the arms of the fork at 55 and. 56, and the clearanceangles at 51. The cutter head is indicated at 58. This cutter head is identical with the cutter head 22 except that the cutter head 58 is provided with cutter seats at both sides thereof and carries a series of four cutters 59 at one side thereof and a like series of four cutters 60 at the opposite side thereof. The cutters 59 and 60 are mounted identically with the other cutters previously described and are seen, in Figure 7, to be the same as the cutters 38. However, it is to be understood, as before, that any combination of different cutters desired may be employed.

Axially, the head 58 is provided with aligned sockets 6| surrounding which are washers 62 corresponding to the washers 35 and 31, and screwed through the terminal 55 is a cutter head post 63 while an identical post 64 is screwed through the terminal 56. At their inner ends, these posts are provided with smooth, reduced studs 65 which extend through the washers 62 and engage in the sockets 6!. Thus, the cutter head 58 is mounted between the posts 63 and 64 and is locked against rotation thereby, the looking screw 20 being eliminated.

Normally, the cutter head 58 seats against the arm 56 and, as will be observed, some clearance is provided between the head and the arm 55. Accordingly, as the cutting tips of the cutters 59 and 60, as the case may be, are worn away. the post 63 may be backed away and the post 64 adjusted for elevating the cutter head until the tips of the cutters are again on center. Furthermore, as will be perceived, the cutter head 58 may be rotatably adjusted to dispose any desired cutter 59 in working position or may be turned side for side and rotatably adjusted to dispose an desired cutter 60 in working position.

In Figure 9 of the drawings, I have shown a slight variation in the tool holder. This holder is provided with a shank 66 like the shank I 0, and. a fork 61 like the fork ll. However, the fork is disposed at an angle to the shank, as indicated at 68, so that the shank may be reversed edge for edge in the tool post to extend at different angles therefrom. Mounted in the fork 51 is a cutter head assembly indicated as a whole at 59, this assembly being identical with the head 22 and associated parts.

In Figure 10 of the drawings, I have shown a further modification in the tool holder. In this embodiment. the holder is provided with a shank 10 rectangular in cross section, and formed on the forward end thereof is a hinge disk H. The fork is indicated at 12 and is shown identical with the fork'l I, exceptthat the fork I2 is provldedwith a hinge disk 13 mating with the disk H. Extending through said disks in the plane of the fork I2 is a pivot'bolt 14. Thus, the fork may be adjusted to different angles with respect to the shank 10. j

Having thus described m invention. what I claim is:

l. A cutter tool assembly including a toolholder, a cutter head carried thereby and provided with a plurality of spaced radial cutter rests having cutter seats each provided-with stepped portions, insertable cutters anchored in said seats and each having stepped portions fitting the stepped portions of the seat, and means mounting the head for rotative adjustment to'sele'ctively dispose said cutters in working position.

2. A cutter tool assembly including a tool holder having a shank terminating in a fork having spaced arms, arotatably adjustable cutterhead mounted between-the arms andprovided with a bore therethrough, protective friction washers at the ends of said bore, a plurality of insertable 'ra. dial cutters carried by the head, and a postcarried by the arms to extend through said bore and washers and being screwed at one end into one of the arms and provided at its opposite end with a head extending through the other of said arms to abut One of said washers, the post being adjustable for clamping the head between said washers and securing the head in adjusted position.

3. A cutter tool assembly including a tool holder having a shank terminating in a fork having spaced arms, one of said arms being provided with a threaded opening and the other with a smooth socket, a rotatable cutter head mounted between the arms and provided with a bore therethrough, protective friction washers at the ends of said bore, a plurality of insertable radial cutters carried by the head, the head being rotativel adjustable to selectively dispose said cutters in working position, and a post extending through said bore and said washers and screwed into said opening, said post being provided with a head snugly fitting in said socket and being adjustable f0; clamping tha head between said washers and securing the head against rotation.

4. In a cutter tool assembly, a rotatively adjustable cutter head having a plurality of spaced radial cutter rests each provided with a horizontal face at the tip, a vertical shoulder at the base of said tip, and a horizontal face stepped above said first mentioned face rearwardl of said shoulder and flanked by lateral flanges to provide a socket, insertable cutters mounted in said rests and each provided with a body having a flat bottom face to seat against said first named horizontal face, a vertical shoulder to abut said first named shoulder, and a tail lug to fit in said socket to coact with said flanges for locking the cutter against lateral displacement, and means engaged through said tail lugs removably securing the cutters in position.

5. A cutter tool assembly including a tool holder, a cutter head carried thereby, a group of insertable radial cutters carried by the head at one side thereof and presented for work at said side of the head, a group of insertable radial cutters carried by the head at the opposite side thereof and presented for work at the latter side of the head, whereby the head may be reversed side for side upon the holder to dispose either group of cutters in position for work, and means mounting the head for rotative adjustment to selectively and a pivot element exten airi 'ihi iugj uinea-DEB? min io s-and. mount n helib for angular movement with respect to the shank.

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